KODACHROME(ABOVE) AND ANSCOCHROMEBY ERNEST L. LIBBY
Egg laying begins. Seen in its glass tank, this
clearnose is about to shake free the horned case.
Translucent patches on each side of the snout
give the fish its name. The tail helps it to steer.
Strong light silhouettes an 18-day embryo skate
in its secure small world. At the beginning it was
a dot on the egg yolk. Threads on the horns at
left anchor the egg case to sand and shell.
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